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Checklist for Family Pyrgotidae Schiner, 1868 (Light Flies)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1842
7421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
58
1363
5023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
55
1160
3526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Acalyptratae
Macquart, 1835
Acalyptrate muscoids
42
388
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tephritoidea
Newman, 1834
9
121
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgotidae
Schiner, 1868
Light Flies, Picture-winged flies, Pyrgotid Flies
7
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
7 Genera with 33 Species
Apyrgota Hendel, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Carrerapyrgota Aczel, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Idiopyrgota Aczel, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Leptopyrgota Hendel, 199224SpeciesTaxom
Lochmostylia Hendel, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Neopyrgota Hendel, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgota Wiedemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
33 Species
Carrerapyrgota millaria Aczel, 1956
Carrerapyrgota personata Lutz & Lima, 1918
Idiopyrgota setiventris Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota accolens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota albitarsis Aczel, 1956
Leptopyrgota andrei Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota apposita Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota brevipennis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota caelifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota celeriuscula Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota cocta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota definienda Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota ensifera Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota fibulata Enderlein, 1942
Leptopyrgota flavipes Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota gracilenta Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota hesterna Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota isabelae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota juniae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota lenkoi Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota liae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota marci Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota minensis Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota quarens Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota sahlbergiana Frey, 1918
Leptopyrgota sarae Bernardi, 1992
Leptopyrgota tibialis Bernardi, 1992
Lochmostylia lopesi Keiser, 1951
Neopyrgota appendiculata Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota calcarata Hendel, 1934
Neopyrgota falciterebra Hennig, 1936
Neopyrgota hennigi Aczel, 1956
Pyrgota longipes Hendel, 1908


Links, sources and further information
Pyrgotidae at gbif.org
Pyrgotidae at irmng.org
Pyrgotidae at itis.gov